What's Required Interpreting services include interpreting/transliterating receptively and expressively for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. What To Do
If the ARD/IEP Committee, which includes a member of the Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, indicates a student needs interpreting services to benefit from instruction, a referral to the Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Office will be initiated.
Referrals may be made through a variety of sources:
The completed form is faxed to the Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Office at (713) 293-9771 at least 10 business days before the date of the special education function for which sign language interpreter services are required.
When the request is approved, requesters will receive a fax response with specific instructions on how to proceed and access the services of Sign Shares.
Each student’s need for related services is determined by the student’s ARD/IEP Committee as part of the individualized education program (IEP) process.
In addressing placement decisions, the ARD/IEP Committee should "consider the student's language and communication needs, opportunities for direct communications with peers and professional personnel in the student's language and communication mode including opportunities for direct instruction in the student's language and communication mode."
The ARD/IEP Committee should consider the student's language and communication needs when making the decision regarding which interpreting model is best for the student and in what situations an interpreter will be used and submit a request accordingly.
Interpreting services employs a direct service model using one of several Texas Education Agency recognized options:
Oral Transliteration,
Cued Language Transliteration,
Sign Language Transliteration,
Sign Language Interpreting,
Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART),
What's Required
Interpreting services include interpreting/transliterating receptively and expressively for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
What To Do
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